The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Cloudy and somewhat unsettled ’ tonight and Friday. SMM IIS Ot ===) THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE (aasn ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THU DAY, APRIL 10, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS DAWES REPORT WINNING APPROVAL ONE-CROP ILLS iMOSES BREAKS |NEW NAVAL OIL POLICY TO AVOID NEW TEAPOT CASE IS ANNOUNCED SOLDIER BONUS AND TAX BILL NEARING VOTE Senate Committee to Report * Out Bonus Bill Without Delay, It Is Indicated e MELLON RATES REMAT Senate to Discuss Report of Senate Finance Committee With These Rates In Washington, April 10—-The new revenue bill formally report- ed to the Senate today and along with it was presented a new Democratic tax plan carry- ing an income tax schedule somewhat similar to the Long- worth compromise passed by the House and turned down by the Senate finance committee. The Democratic proposal which the sponsors believe will have sup- port of the Republican insur- gents carriers a 40 percent max- imum surtax on incomes in cess of $500,000 as compared with the maximum of 25 percent on incomes in excess $500,000 in the’ finance committee bill. Normal income tax rates pro- posed in the Democratic plan are 2 percent on incomes up :to $4,000; 4 percent on incomes between $4,000 and $8,000 and 6 percent on incomes above $8,000. All heads of families, irrespect- ive of the amount of their in- come, would be given the present exemption of $2,500. No other ‘change in the exemptions is pro- posed. Washington, April 10.—The sol- * diers’ bonus bill was taken up for consideration by the Senate finance committee today with indications that a report of the measure sub- stantially as passed by the house would be ordered without del: Re- publicans on the committees agreed ‘0 support the bill with minor amendment. po "Meanwhile Chairman Smoot tntro- duced in the Senate the tax reduc- tion bill reported on Tuesday. The bonus bill passed by the House vy a vote of 355 to 54 provided for ‘ash payments to veteran: titled to more than $50 in service: credits and for v dowment life insurance poli others. It would allow $1 a day for home ervice and $1.25 a day for overseas ervice with maximums of $500 and 625 adjusted service credit, re- spectively. The first 60 days of ser- vice would not be counted in com- | puting the credits. All enlisted men and women and ‘fficers up to and including the rank f captain in the Army and Marine Uorps and Lieutenant in the Navy would be entitled to benefits of the i The value of the insurance es which would be given is yased upon the amoynt of compen- ation due in adjusted service cre- «its plus 25 percent. The face value of such policies at the close of the 0-year period, it was estimated, would be about'two and a half times that total. The revenue bill as placed before he Senate today carried the Mellon neome tax rate schedule, the pr ision for a 26 percent reduction in the income taxes of 1923 payable this year, a 25 percent reduction on earn- ed ineome up to $10,000 and repeal vr reduction of many of. the excise caxes. \ In addjtion to the major changes announced by the finance committee ig made in the House bill, the print- sd copy of the measure showed an amendment instructing the Commis- sioner of Internal Rvenve not only to make public this year the names and addresses of income taxpayers as provided now but to include the amount of tax paid by and the re- fund made to each taxpayer. The printed bill also shows that nevolent mutual life insurance Ce had been excluded from exemption from the corporation tax. They had been placed in the exempt class by the House after the bill had been reported by the ways and means committee. DEMOCRAT PLAN GIVEN . Washington, April 10.—A Democra- tie substitute for the Mellon income x rates in the administration re- /venue, revision bill was presented to + the Senate today by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the finance committee. The rates proposed are substan- tiaJly lower in the smaller inceme brackets than those approved by the committee and are about on a parity with the Longworth compromise which the House approved, and the finance committee rejected. , WARD ELECTED HEAD OF VALLEY (ITY COUNTRY CLUB Valley City, April 10.—L. S. Ward was elected president of the Valley City Country club at a meeting Mon- ‘day. Others elected were: C, L. Pet- erson, vice-president; Fred Jacabson, secretary and Erle Fouks, treasurer, W. Smith and Robert Anderson elected directoys to’ serve for years to succeed _ themselves, C. F. Mudgett for two years-and R. P. Nantz one year. It'was unanimously ly decided’ to engage~a golf profes- sional to have charge of the links during the «coming season, we QUEEN OF THE ANTIPODES! recently procl in this Lotus Thompson, tralia, h just arrived movies. If and cocktai DELAY WITH NO PROTEST HELD NOT TRIAL BAR Supreme ‘Court. Declines To Overturn Decision in Iaquor Runner’s Case A person who procures postpone- ment of his trial beyond two terms, while out on bail is not entitled to a discharge under the statutes providing for prompt trial in criminal cases, the supreme court held today in a decision hand- ed down in the case of Walter Din- ger, charged with transportation of liquor. Dinger, convicted in 1923, appealed fromthe district court of Renville county, which is affirmed in the de- cision. The high court found that] the defendant was arrested in June, 1921, informed ‘against at the Janu- ary, 1922, term of court in Renville county, a jury was called but the case, postponed the defendant's request, Bere was no jur term in July, 1922, or January, 1928, and that late th défendant wi tried and convicted. o “Where a person accu who is informed agains® at the J. uary, 1922, term of the district court and is at all times out on bail, pro- cures a postponement over that term he is not entitled to a discharge for delay, pursuant to section 11166 L, 1913, and section 13, Constitution of North Dakota, merely because no jury is called at the next two terms of court and he is not then given a trial, the accused not having resisted postponement over such terms in any way, asked that a jury be called demanded a trial, or in any manner criminal a state trial than the state accorded him, says the supreme court in an opinion written by Justice Sveinbjorn John- son. DELEGATE LIST SAME linchanged by Final Canvass- ing Board Figures Completion of the tabulation of the official vote in the March 18 primary left but’ one change fro the unofficial figures, that being vy L. Miklethun’s nomination as a Re- publican presidential elector instead of O. McGrath. Both the Republican and Democratic lists of delegates to the Republican national convention remain unchanged, Delegates to the Republican national convention, and their vote, follow: J. A. Dinnie, 42,- 685; Julia H. Elliott, 43,644; Ida M. Fisher, 45,916; E. G. Larson, 45,760; O. B. Severson, 43,081; 0. J. Sorlie, 44/137; Magnus Snowfield, 43,014; B. F. Spalding, 44,401; William Stern, 44,295; B. W. Taylor, 44,447; F. A. Vogel, 42,893; Ralph Ward, 42,- 671;: P.*0.' Williams, 44,030. Delegates to the Democratje na- tional convention, at. thei a fale lows: . John: Burke, 11,3027 C. Fisk, 7,285; E. J. Hughes, 7,141; Baal Johnson, 6,470; Anna Marie Leavitt, 6,179; Lillian. Lillibridge, 6,226; James H. McCoy, 6,849; Henry’ R. Murphy, 6,861; D. fi O'Connell, 6, 748; J. F.°T. O'Connor, 8,570, country. ou would be beautiful, Get plenty of out-of-door exercis ae ieee ed of crime, Cc. Aus- the pets imed the prettiest girl in all She's going to ente here’s her recipe: “Shun TATE TO SELL $2,000,000 BON Two million dollars of rural er Idits bonds will be offered for sale by the Industrial Commission of the state of North Dakota on April 15, the office of Governor Nestos. Seal- ed bids are sought by the Commis- sion. REHEARING IN CASE GIVEN Railroad’ Commission Post- pones Rate Slash Order Ss The state ri postponed jroad commission has ° of grain the effective date a se ordered in intra'state |by the railroads a peti | rehearing in the ease, it was | ced today | The r&ilroad commission, | nouneing the carriers’ requ hearing and reargument, | questions have been raised by the defendants which require furth | consideration. It is probable a hear | ing date will be set soon. | [Weather Report o in an- For twenty-four hours ending noon today. Temperature at Highest yesterday Lowest y erday Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Friday. Not much change in tem- perature, For North Dakota: Cloudy and un- settled tonight and Friday. Not much change in temperature. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS High pressure, accompanied by cool weather, prevails over the Plains States. Temperatures were consider- ably below freezing in the Dakotas this morning, Slightly higher tem- peratures and lower pressure pre- vaids over the Rocky Mountains, Pre- cipitation occurre@ over the Eastern Great Lakes’ region and at most places over the northern Rocky Mountain region while elsewhere the weather is generally fair. River stage at 7 a. m. today 8.3 feet; 24 hour change -0.6 feet. | North Dakota Corn and Wheat Stations, Amenia ,.. BISMARCK Bottineau . Bowbells Devils Lake . Dickinson Dunn Center . Ellendale ... Fessenden Grand Forks Jamestown Langdon . Larimore Lisbon . Minot .. Napoleon Pembina . Williston Moorhead PC, partly cloudy; Cl, clear, Bee, OBRIS. W. ROBERTS. Meteorologist, m. . Clo Clo cl pc Clo Clo Clo Clo Clo Clo cl PC Clo Clo PC “9 05 Clo 4 0 Clo ; 20 0 Clo 40 16 0 Clo Clo, cloudy; a hoe ewe ce tes ie SAME ALL OVER UNITED STATES Colonel C. B. Little Sees Same Problem Faced by Califor- nia Fruit Growers BAD SCARE THIS YEAR People of This Section Have Reason to be Optimistic, Mr. Little Says The same difficulties beset the one crop industr in every section of the accentuated in some other parts of the nation than in North Dakota, C. B, Little, President of the First Na- tional B: ,» Who has returned from a brief sojourn in California, said here today. Asked concerning the agriculturally in the Pa state, from which reports and foot and mouth dis disaster to ricyltural interests emanated, Col, Little said that the lack o Southern Califor- nia threw a panic into the fruit growers some weeks ago, ny farmer who dépends one crop is facing pos: 1 times,” he said. in California as it is in North ta. The fruit proposition in ern California is much the ’ the wheat pyoblem in } except that in the case of the fruit industry it is not so much dependent on a world market, and the truit growers have an organization so that it is not necessary to dump al; of their product on the market at one time. ituation Coast of drouth e bringing upon Failure Takes All But when they have a crop faiiure ything is gone, and always they e subject to low production and low' prices. This year the fruit growers in California came near not only losing their crop for this year but also the source of their income, from drouth. They were much wor- ried, and had rains not come in Marchand April at‘a time when they do not normally come, the orchards would have been lost to many fruit growers, The fruit grower, too, has a hard proposition the year round, and is always facing the evils of drouth, frost and ravages of insects. “There is nothing to indicate that the farmers in California are any better off than here,’ Col. Little continued. “In fact, they are not as wel off.” North Dakota is sound ;and the Bismarck section right now is the best in the state, in the opinion of Col. Little. “I believe our section in better shape than any other part, of the state, because farmers have diversi- fied, credit has been restrained and farming) has been on a better bus ness than many other sections,” he said. Many Burleigh county farmers and others, he pointed out, had done mix- ed farming for many years, the profit "!that many made through raising seed corn leading others to adopt the sys- tem of farming. Right To Be Optimistic “I believe that farmers in this sec- tion use to feel reasonably aid Col, Little, He pointed out that the experience of many farmers who had been diver- sifying their crops and their risk in this territory for many years satisfactory, and said that farme who had done this were not suffer- ing. He has no faith in legislative cure-alls for the situation. “There will be no trouble for the man who raises feed, corn and cattle, hogs and makes his products read for the market, and milks cows, Col. Little said. “He usually will get a good price on the basis of the amount of work necessary to pro- duce and the capital invested. The experience of many men in our own territory is sufficient evidence of this.” SIX COUNTIES FOR ECONOMY Seventh Affected by Amend- ment Votes It Down All of the seven counties in the state affected by the constitutional amendment enacted at the March 18 primary providing that in counties of 6,000 population or less the offices of eounty judge and clerk of court shall be combined excepf Oliver, county vated in favor of the economy move, a study of the election figures re- veals The counties affected and their vate, yes and no, on the meusure, follows: Adams, yes 649; no 404; Billings, yes 351, no 99; Bowman, yes 633, no 445; Golden Valley, yes 572, no 217; Oliver, yes 367, no 426: Sioux, yes 471, no 137; Slope, yes 659, no 355. The total vote in the seven coun- ties for the measure was 3,592 and the total vote against 2,083, the ma- jority for the amendment being. ‘slightly larger, in ‘proportion, in these counties than in counties not affected. The constitutional amend- ment was put to a vote by legislative resolution. t OVER METHODS OF COMMITTEE New Hampshire Senator Op- poses Senator Wheeler's Ohio Trip Procedure BROOKHARD SUCCEEDS Go After Daugherty’s Broth- ers Books—Other Witness Called Before Body 10. session today the Senate Daugh- Washington, April tive erty In execu- committee decided) to speed up of the books Mal bank Washington Courthouse, Ohio. Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor, will leave for Ohio tonight to begin the work. Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, who was named as a sub- committee member to make the Ohio trip with Wheeler vigorously op- posed the prosecutor's plan and later withdrew from the sub-committee, Chairman Brookhart taking his place. The committee has been seeking for several weeks to get access to the books of the Midland bank of which M. S. Daugherty is president. At first the records were subpoenaed but the bank replied it would be im- possible to send them to Washington. Then a special examjner was sent to hington Courthous: A contro: y arose as to the scope of the inquiry into the business of the bank, with the result that his inves- uspended. A sub- poena also was issued for M. S. Daugherty but he failed to appear here and contempt proceedings against him have been considered. The committee prosecutor believes the bank books contain evidence con- firmatory of certain testimony in regard to the financial operations of Harry M. Daugherty, Jess nith and others, The meeting of the committee this morning behind closed doors is said to have developed some heated pass- hages among members as to the best method of procedure, its inspection of Daugherty’s in WHEELER CASE UP Washington, April 10.—-Without explaining the purpose the Daugherty ing committee today heard testimony about 2 telephgne call by George B. Lockwood, secretary of the Republican national committee, to Great Falls, Montana, where a fed- eral grand jury recently returned an indictment against Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor, Arthur Lambdi official of the telephone company here, was put on the stand and after a formal protest, was allowed to testify that Lockwood called Blair Cohen at the Rainbow hotel in Gredt Falls and talked with him for two and one-half minutes. The committee then put on the stand W. J. Burns, head of the secret service of the Department of Justice, and questioned him about the work of the department in investigating the Montana charges against Senator Wheeler. Burns testified that three of his men had worked in Montana on, the Wheeler case. “Who ordered you to, send these men out?” Wheeler asked. “Nobody, 1 sent them out,” Burns. “The postoffice department for them.” Burns also said he had reported to Daugherty that “you (Senator Whcel- er) were attorney for the Gordon- Campbell concern” The conversation took place Daugherty’s apartment, Burns 5; but added that he “would have to look it up” to see if it was before or after Daugherty left office ag Attor- ney-General. The investigation of the Gordon-Campbell company was started by “Mr. Cunningham of the postoffice department,” the witness said, adding that Cunningham was now en route to Washington. PRE-CANCELLED STAMPS BARRED TO COLLECTORS Pre-cancelled stamps cannot be sold for stamp collectors, according to a bulletin received at the local post- office. Many requests have been made by stamp collectors for pre- cancelled Harding stamps. . A department letter points out that regulations of the postoffice department are that pre-cancelled stamps may be sold and used only by persons and concerns to whom they have been furnished by a post- master after special authority in each instance has been obtained fom the department. Mandan Debaters Meet Bowman Justice Sveinbjorn Johnson, Com- missioner of Agriculture and J. A. Kitchen and Alfred Zuger of | Bis- marck have been chosen and_ will Serve as judges of the Mandan-Bow- man high school debate Friday night at Mandan, in the semi-finals of the state contest. The Mandan trio of girl deWaters revionsly defeated Steele and Digkinson, on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway pro- jéct. They will have the affirmative against Bowman high here. said asked at cretary Wilbur, Then on Competitive -A new Nav- oil policy safeguard » government against any such s as those granted under form- Denby was announced today hy Secretary Wilbur. In a letter to Senator Hale Maine, chairman of the Senate committec, Mr. Wilbur decla 3 “no | or contracts will be ma by the Navy department withou personal approval of the Secretary of the Navy.” MINER WHO SHOT HIMSELF DIES OF THE WOUND Thomas Jones, 45, coal miner, himself early yesterday ing at his at Chapin, Wilton, died last night about 6:30] o'clock. He had lived during the! day with a gaping wound in hig side, | caused by a charge from a 12-gnuge| shotgun. His suicide was attributed to finaneial worries. Jones remained conscious during the day, and show- ed great resistive powers, but weak- ened gradually during the day He was brought to a hospital here in the afternoon but lived only a short time. The body will be taken to Wilton tomorrow and funeral ser- vices held there at a time not yet determined. Washington, April 10- of who | shot morn- home near 1 HUGO STINNES | NOTED GERMAN, DIES TODAY Industrial Leader Was Said] To Be Resigned To His Impending Death i RECEIVES biccxaneicinatan| Death Followed Fever Spasms With Which He Was Seized Shortly After Noon | Stinnes condition this Berlin, April 10.-Hugo died y, following which was viewed morning following com- plication of the of pneumonia, He was said to be con- toda | a as the dev hopeless added opment scious and resigned to the end. Herr Stinnes «had ill in private apartment being moved to the sanitarium where he was operated on for the removal of gall stones four weeks ago. The progress of such that his physicians believed he would be able to leave last week for a southern cilmate but fresh com- plications arose ‘which demanded the performing of the second and third operations, the last of which was performed Sunday. Despite the extreme gravity of his condition, the great industrial lead- er persisted in keeping up active con- versation with members of his fam- ily and the various secretaries who} called on him to report on urgent | business matte On Tuesday, he} repeatedly inquired for details re-! garding the Dawes report. Shortly after\ noon to he was | seized by fever spasms, caused by inflammation of the lungs and died shortly afterward. been his before reg his recovery was Berlin, Apri] 10.-(By the A. P.)—| The condition of Hugo Stinnes was} viewed today as hopéless as a result of an added complication in the form of pneumonia. He is said to be con- cious and resigned to the impending end. Herr Stinnes had been ill in his private apartment before being re-, moved to the sanitarium where he! was operated on for gall stones four weeks ago, The progress of his re- covery was such that his physicians believed he would be able to leave last week for a southern climate but! fresh complications set in necessitat- ing second and third operations, the’ last of which was performed Sunday. Despite the gravity of his condition the industrial leader persisted in keeping up active conversation with members of his family and the var- ious secretaries who called on him to report on urgent business matters. On Tuesday he repeatedly inquired for details regarding the Dawes re- port. Shortly after noon today he was seized by fever spasms chused by in- flammation of the lunge. William B. Hale, Journalist, Dies Munich, Bavaria, April 10.—Wil- liam Bayard Hale, American journal- ist, and during the earlier years of ‘the Carranza government President | Who Succeeded Denby, Leases Without Express Authority of Congre ‘laid twar, | foreign Will Make No Ss, and Bids, He Announces further expressly be mate by “unless it a will authorized continued, satisfaction that leases until Con- gress,” he pears to my such leases are ent the absolutely essential to draining of oil in the re- es hy wells drilled adjacent thereto, and unless it further ap- s that such leases are fully au- ed by act of Congress and in that event such leases will be made foal after competitive bidding.” BRINGING BACK GERMAN MONEY I$ PROPOSED Second Reparations Committee Report Deals with “Capital Flight” From There RK’S FALL IS TRACED Only Way to Prevent Capital Exodus Is Held to be to Check Causes April 10.—An official of the report of the committee of experts follows: PREAMBLE: Paris, sum- mary second to imating xported consider the the amount of capital and of back to Germany, held 38 meetings in Paris and Berlin, It adopted the diate of December 9 as that to which its estimates ate, It is not possible to fix pr cise figures but the committee has down maximum and minimum limits between which the actual amount is to be found. “SECTION 1. Method of Work. “(A) While availing themselves of all information, the committee re- jected the method of making « de- tailed inquiry of bankers and busi- ness men throughout the world as to specific and confiden' transac- tions on the part of Germans, “(B) Instead it adopted the fol- lowing method: (1)—The committee stimated the total value of German apital abroad at the outbr (2)—It estimated the duction thereof during the a result of adverse trade balance during that period, advances by Ger- many to her allies, loss by seques- tration of property in Allied and as- sociated countries and loss through depreciation in value of securities. (3)—It estimated the total ascertions to German foreign s during the war as a result of sales of German ‘securitie: interest umulations sale of gold and profits realized from territories occupied by Germany. “(C) The foregoing calculation resulted in an estimate of German ign holdings at the time of the German bringing it war as nee that date until Decem- 9 methods of increase of foreign holdin, have been as fol- lows: “(1) Chiefly the direct sale of paper marks and k bank credits; (2) The sale of goods, real estate, precious metals; (3) Interest on ac- cumulations, tourist expenditures, money expended by armies of occupation in rmany; (4) Re- mittances from Germans abroad, earnings of trans\ortation companies for transportation of foreign goods, insurance profits, ete. “(E) The cause of decrease since the armistice have been as follows: “(1) Purchase of imported goods. “(2) Cash payments to the Al- lies under the treaty of Versailles; (3) German _ tourists expendi- ture (4) Interest on German se- curities held abroad. “(F) In making all computations the committee has not relied on. of- ficial reports of German imports and exports but has revalued the commo- dities on the basis of current world ‘prices at pertinent dates. “(G) The result of all the fore- going calculations gives Gefinan foreign holdings as of December 4 1923. Estimated Figures “SECTION 2. Estimated figures: “(A) Assets abroad in 1914 be- longing to German nations residing in Germany estimated at 28 milli#rd gold marks. “(B) The war period, (1) de- preciation of German assets abroai non-payment of interest due @nd li- quidation and sequestration mea- sures resulted in a loss of approxi- mately 16.1 milliard gold marks. (2) During the war profits and exploita- tion of Belgium, Northern France, Poland, Lithuania and Roumania ap- proximated 5.7 to 6 milliard gold marks; and the: sale of gold and of German securities aggregated ap- proximately two milliard gold marks. “(C) Post war period. (1) Princi- pal causes of reduction; @eficil in German's trade balazee anc the Wilson’s unofficial representative in; meeting of cash payments te the Al- Mexico, is dead Here. He was born in Sd in Indiana, in 1869. | lies under the treaty of Versailles (Continued on page 3) GERMANS AND FRENCH BOTH FAVORABLE Many Berlin Newspapers De- clare That Country Ought to Accept Taxing Plan i FRENCH VINDICATED? Opinion Seems to be That Poincare Adherents Feel | Their Contentions Supported Berlin, April 10.—(By The bulk of the edito: comment printed in Berlin newspapers today nes to the opinion that the port of Brigadie neral Dawes’ ex- pert. reparations committee consti- tutes a basis for negotiations. Only in the isolated instances of the nationalistic organs is opposi- tion to the recommendations voiced and even there the familiar ery of “unacceptable” which has greeted past plans is wholly lacking. Hugo Stinnes Deutsche Allgemeine Zeiting declares it behooves the German government to give the re- port objective and intensive examin- ation. Dorwarts its rejection would be a catastrophic case of stupidity on which the ‘ench imperia unquestionably speculating. ‘The question which now confronts any German government,” the so- cialist organ continues, can it march into the Ruhr and drive out the French. If it cannot then there is only one path to freedom left us and that it indicated in the experts’ reports.” the A, P.) FRENCH SEE INDORSE! Paris, April 10.—(By the oh After twenty-four hours consid i tion of the two reports of the re- parations committees, spokesmen de- clared today no official opinion had been formed on the recommendatiors. contained in the documents, Satisfaction was freely expressed, however, that experts had found ti timony to confirm the French evi- dence tending to confirm the French attitude regarding German sumed by the officials that the Dawes report justifies what the French have been saying as to these four points: That Germany was allowing her capital to be sent out of the coun- try. That she was practising ma@ pre- digality in her budget. That she was neglecting to impose Proper taxation; : That she was exte ly develop- ing her entire industrial installation in flagrant contradiction to her con- tinued plea of distress. One of the unexpected results of the filing. of the report is to end all talk of an approaching entente con- ference, It is declared at the foreign office that official circles are ignor- ant of any intention by Premier MacDonald of Great Britain to come to France and are unaware of any tentative suggestions to organi meeting of the British Premi Premier Poincare. Meanwhile it is thought probable that the reparations commission will endeavor to draw out the attitude of the German government ana that it will refer the ‘report to the allied governments only after it hud ac- quired a clear idea as to whether the Berlin government is ready to accept the experts’ suggestion. BORAH NAMED PROBE HEAD Senators to Inquire Into Wheeler Charges April 10.—Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, was named today as chairman of the special Senate committee which will investi- gate the circumstances of the indict- ment by a Montana grand jury of Senator Wheeler of that state. Other members of the committee are Sena- tors McLean of Connecticut and Sterling, South Dakota, Republicans, and Swanson, Virginia, and Caraway, Arkansas, Democrats. FIREMEN PLAN FOR CONVENTION Lidgerwood, N. D., April 10.—Sev- eral committees are already at work making plans for the entertainment and accommodation of the ,1,000 dele- gates who are expected to attend the annual convention of the North Da- kota Firemen’s association to be held here in June. Local businessmen are working with the local fire department im out- lining plans. Committees named include a gen- eral committee, decorating, meals, concessions, publicity, finance, enter- tainment, reception and lodging and dance. Washington, R, F. D. Examination There will be a Civil Serviee exam- ination here on April 12 for the po- sition of rural mail carrier on route No. 2, south and east of here, to be established on May 1.